Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer

KODA is a people-first company and a three-time Fortune Best Workplace®, Great Place to Work® certified, a Best Place for Working Parents®, and a six-time Huntsville Best Places to Work® winner.

We're a small business making a big impact on national-priority missions in missile defense, hypersonics, DoD space, and civil space. At KODA, you'll find:

• Competitive pay & great benefits
• Career growth & professional development
• A culture of trust, integrity, and teamwork

The name KODA, meaning "allies," reflects our commitment to our people, our customers, and our community. Join us and build a career that matters!

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Missile Defense System Architecture Engineer to join our team! In this role, you will evaluate Missile Defense (MD) threats, capability shortfalls, operational challenges, mission requirements, and emerging opportunities to develop architecture-level recommendations, system improvements, and future capability solutions. Active Secret Clearance is required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess Missile Defense (MD) threats, capability gaps, challenges, needs and opportunities, and develop potential system mitigations and capability evolutions at the architecture level
• Support the above efforts by sourcing, generating, and organizing engineered threat data; developing threat scenarios; reviewing current threat intelligence reports
• Support analysis efforts of MDS architecture studies on the DoD High Performance Computing (HPC)
• Support Missile Defense Wargaming efforts
• Review and provide quality assurance of team analysis products prior to delivery; mentor younger engineers

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in STEM and 12+ years' experience
• Extensive knowledge of the current MDS architecture and/or foreign missile systems
• Experience with Excel and data analysis
• Experience with MATLAB

Desired Qualifications:

• Specialized MDS analysis experience in: threat characterization, trajectories, RF sensing/signatures, and/or EO/IR sensing/signatures
• Experience with M&S and analysis of MDS architectures involving future concepts
• Experience with TGx, HPC Systems, Python, and Git is a plus
• Experience with BMD Benchmark
• Experience with large datasets and data organization methods
• Experience working in the Missile Defense Agency

Clearance: Active DoD Secret clearance is required; Ability to obtain a TS/SCI is required.

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.